In the same breath as a potential PS3 drop in August, there are some predictions that the Wii might drop also.

I was like 5 minutes from buying one this weekend, but A) My fiance wanted a music game instead, so I cleverly bought Rockband with only Mic and Guitar, since she doesn't care for drums and neither do I, and it would make the game almost 120 bucks cheaper. So I am still in the Market for a Wii, but maybe next pay check.... and B) I wanted to ask for opinions on games outside of Punchout. But if there is a price drop on the Horizon, I would rather wait than kick myself a month later.

Oh Yeah, that was a huge plus on the fiance support side (Madworld). That might actually be the first game we buy. And I want final Fantasy IV sequel. I would have had it now if it wasn't for Rockband, lol. But Iron Maiden made it all better.

Well it's not like I won't get it if the price doesn't drop. I just didn't want to buy it next week only to find out it was going down by 50 bucks.

Already have Zelda on Gamecube, but what RPGs are on it? And has anyone played Final Fantasy IV's sequel yet?

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If there is a price drop, it probably won't be more than 25 bucks, because it all honesty Nintendo doesn't need a price drop compared to the other consoles; in order to move units. Also, it won't be until November at the soonest.

There's a Bubble-fucking-Bobble for the Wii?? Is it Two players?? I would go to the corner store every day after going to the pool in the summer just to play Bubble Bobble. When it came out on NES, I was glued for weeks. Bloody damn good times. To be honest, initially I am more interested in the WiiWare library. I can use SD sticks to backup now, right?

edit: Just saw the BB link. That looks great. Oldschool, guess it is two players. Excellent.

Sword looks awesome and I had read about Edwardo, hehehe. Toaster Samurai.

There's a Bubble-fucking-Bobble for the Wii?? Is it Two players?? I would go to the corner store every day after going to the pool in the summer just to play Bubble Bobble. When it came out on NES, I was glued for weeks. Bloody damn good times. To be honest, initially I am more interested in the WiiWare library. I can use SD sticks to backup now, right?

edit: Just saw the BB link. That looks great. Oldschool, guess it is two players. Excellent.

Sword looks awesome and I had read about Edwardo, hehehe. Toaster Samurai.

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bubble bobble is actually 4 players and 6 bucks. you can't really go wrong. if you liked tales of symphonia on the cube, it's got a sequel for the wii. i haven't played it though, so i can't give you much info. my brother has the ff4 sequel and he seems really impressed with it. i've been planning on holding out until september when the final chapter is released so i can play it all at once, but i dunno, i may break soon.

Excellent. I have an 8 gig Mem Stick and a 4 gig. One more quicky. When I move games into that said SD card, can I back up my games to my PC. Reason is because I also use that card to shoot video on my camera.

This looks to be sure purchase. With Nintendo making a new Zelda and July being a triple-pay month, I might jump on this, even though I know I'm just asking for trouble with 4 systems to buy games for....6 if you count the DS and PSP, but what I do like about this one is that it's made for quick fun with my fiance and friends, so it fits right in. And the Classic games (Link to the Past FTFW) is a huge reason, as while I do emulate on my PC, it's really not the same as playing on your TV.

Excellent. I have an 8 gig Mem Stick and a 4 gig. One more quicky. When I move games into that said SD card, can I back up my games to my PC. Reason is because I also use that card to shoot video on my camera.

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I don't see why not. I havent done it, but knowing which game is which might be a pain in the ass. the folder structure is private/wii/ then in there are two mystery files called loc.dat and loc.bak. I guess these tell the Wii which page and in which order you have the games arranged (all mine are by platform). also inside that is the title folder, that contains the actual games. but they all have titles like FA8E, FBHE, RODE, WGOE, and PAAE. so yeah. cant really tell which is which.

as long as you copy everything to your computer and back properly, there shouldnt be any problems.

one more thing with the virtual console. it uses save states when you exit the game through the home menu, so if you're not near a save point, you wont lose anything. and if the game never had save points to begin with, then the game gets a lot easier. save states are deleted as soon as you resume play.

on the rare occasion that the game doesnt support save states (Wii Ware) it'll warn you that you'll lose unsaved data.

ah, yeah. get a club nintendo account too. you can link it to your Wii, so in case something happens to your system, you'll be able to show nintendo exactly what you lost, and what needs replacing, since it'll track every download you make. Unlike retail games where only registering/taking surveys for systems and first party games on club.nintendo.com will get you coins to redeem for prizes, third-party WiiWare and VC games are also worth coins.

That's where I fucked up, because when I had my original Wii I bought Zelda, Star Fox and a handful of other games that I lost when I returned it. Save state is automatic right? So I can't level up my character on Rygar, Save, and then start from there whenever I want to play it again?

That's where I fucked up, because when I had my original Wii I bought Zelda, Star Fox and a handful of other games that I lost when I returned it. Save state is automatic right? So I can't level up my character on Rygar, Save, and then start from there whenever I want to play it again?

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you can with most vc games except for n64 and neo geo ones. disc and wiiware titles can't do it. rygar is a disc based game, so you're limited to whatever it's built in save system allows.